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  1. And moving Arcia to LF is going to help him take better routes how?
  2. Who, among those that don't like this deal, do you think forgives Cuddeyer's defense? My guess is the people that forgive Cuddy's defense are the same people that think Hunter's defense is fine. If you don't believe the "stats" how about on Fangraphs where the fans rate defense? They hate his defense, with their eyeball test.
  3. I still don't get how this helps Arcia's long term development as an OF.......
  4. Let's just say that there are a lot of people that aren't sure Hunter is a great guy, and that must be a fair topic, if the "pro" crowd is going to keep bringing it up.
  5. They took up roster space, it isn't about money, but roster space and opportunity to try to find upside.
  6. Man.....theleviathon and I agree super strongly on something, and Seth also agrees with us.....something is really wrong here.
  7. The more I think about this, the more I hate it. It really reminds me of moving Young to LF to keep Cuddeyer happy, only worse. Has Arcia played LF in years or years? Why would any FA pitcher sign here, other than money, with this OF defense in front of them? Maybe their new plan is to just score a lot, and not worry about run prevention at all.
  8. So they move the young guy with a future out of position so they can sign a 39 year old.......how does that help when they are good?
  9. so, when the bullpen is exhausted in August, and the RP are all veterans.... They should have traded "high" on Burton, Duensing by now....and also Fien and Perkins.
  10. Relief pitchers, not starters. I think there are guys that could be up here now, and not older RP that won't be sent to the minors (that was their issue last year, imo). Jokin and I were talking about RP.
  11. The compelling reason to dump Duensing is to use the RP as a way to send players up and down to the minors, when they inevitably get tired (given the current SP rotation, that is likely). Plus, he's just not that good. At some point, you have to actually use your minor league system. It's time to stop relying on old guys that have no future with this team, and start using the minor league system.
  12. No, but that wasn't your point at all. Your point was that the age curves are different, so therefore they don't mean much......that's not what the delta in the two lines is about at all. It is clearly about changes in training and physical make up. My point in the last part was that this is a data point you'd use. Maybe my signature should add "this post might include a discussion on the use of data. That does not imply it is the only piece of data to use".
  13. The age curves are different due to drugs, training year round, and all the other stuff that is about how different peoples' bodies are (and training is) than it was in the old days. The delta in the lines isn't anything about what you are implying in that last bit at all. How else would you predict how well someone would age, other than looking at control charts? Just guess? That's not a good way to run a business.
  14. And that's why the bullpen gets tired every year, they refuse to be "uncomfortable" with young players. It is maddening that a rebuilding team won't give RP roles to guys that are dominating AAA or even AA, and yet feel no issue giving CF to such a player.
  15. The problem with keeping Duensing is options, and the willingness to send him to the minors......a team with numerous questions in the rotation needs to be able to send pitchers up and down to get them rest. There is no reason for a team this bad to pay a marginal RP $3MM. None at all. Plus, it would be nice if they actually used their minor league system, instead of talking about how great it is.....
  16. Could be? sure, every player could be bad....if you never sign anyone because they could be bad, you never sign anyone, ever. I don't anticipate that is a recipe for long term success. Do you think he will be?
  17. Really, at 31 or 32 you think he will be worthless?
  18. Declining from all star, 3 to 4 WAR player.....he would still have value. It isn't like he drops off the planet, probably.
  19. I am boggled at the conservatism in the replies here and Dozier.....you can't just stand still while everyone else moves, and expect to win. That said, no if you are the Twins, but only because they have Sano.
  20. It won't be "little more" money then....he'll have multiple years of being in the top half of the league 2B......the money goes up every year. don't forget, you are no longer buying out that first year, so the AAV goes way up.
  21. I agree with the front loading part for sure......if you could smooth out the numbers, he'll be a bargain at the end of the deal, even is he's league average.
  22. Uh, players play into their 30s, and are "part of the future" then....
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